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YesterdaymorningGretelwenttotheCityofLondon.ShewantedtoseeSt.Paul'
sCathedral.ShewassurprisedtoseesomanyEnglishmenwholookedalike.Theywereallwearingdarksuitsandbowlerhats.Theywereallcarryingumbrellasandnewspapers.WhenshereturnedhomesheaskedMrclarkaboutthesestrangecreatures."
TheymustbetypicalEnglishgentlemen,"
shesaid."
Ihaveoftenreadaboutthemandseenphotographsofthem.Theyalllookasiftheyarewearingauniform.DoesthetypicalEnglishgentlemanstillexist?
"
Mr.Clarklaughed."
I'
veneverthoughtaboutit,"
heanswered."
It'
struethatmanyofthemenwhoworkintheCityofLondonstillwearbowlerhateandIsupposetheyaretypicalEnglishmen.Butlookatthis."
Mr.Clarkpickedupamagazineandpointedataphotoofayoungman."
He'
sjustastypical,perhaps.Itseemsasifthereisnosuchthingasa'
typical'
Englishman.DoyouknowtheEnglishsaying'
Ittakesallkindstomakeaworld'
?
That'
strueofallcountries-includingEngland."
“Oh,justlikethepoem‘IfAlltheSeasWereOneSea’,”Gretelbegantohumhappily.Ifalltheseaswereonesea,whatagreatseathatwouldbe!
Ifallthetreeswereonetree,whatagreattreethatwouldbe!
Andifthistreeweretofallinthesea,whatagreatsplashthatwouldbe!
”
Task2
1)peopleweremuchbusier
2)colderthanEngland;
minusthirtydegrees;
lastlonger
3)muchmoremountainous;
muchhigherandmuchmorerocky;
morebeautiful
4)tendtobemorecrowded
5)thehouses;
smaller
B.
1)T2)T3)F4)F5)F
JohnisBritishbuthasworkedinJapan.EtsukoisJapanesefromOsaka,butsheisstudyinginBritain.Inthefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohear,theyarecomparinglifeastheyseeitinthetwocountries.Butbeforelisteningtoit,thinkofthetwocountriesandtrytoanswerthefollowingpre-listeningquestions.
John:
IfoundthatlivinginJapan,peoplewerebusier.Theyseemtoworkthewholeday.
Etsuko:
Yes,that’sright.WeworkfromMondaythroughSaturday,eveninsummer.Youknow,summerinJapanisjusthorrible.It’svery,veryhumidandhot,andyouneedtoshowerthreetimesaday.
SoyoufinditcoolerinEngland?
Yes,that’sright.
WhereIwaslivinginJapan,intheNorth,itwasmuchcolderthanEngland,especiallyinwinter,minusthirtydegreescentigrade.DoesthewinterinOsakalastlongerthanthewinterinEngland?
No,Idon’tthinkso.December,January,February,March.
Yes.It’salittlebitshorterifanything.
EversinceIcamehere,InoticedthatthecountrysidehereinEnglandisverybeautiful.
It’smuchflatterthaninJapan.
Yes.Japanisamountainouscountryandourcitiesarefullofpeople.Therearelotsofpeopleinalimitedflatarea.
Yes,IfoundJapanmuchmoremountainousthanBritain,especiallyinthenorth.Themountainsaremuchhigherandmuchmorerocky.IfounditmorebeautifulthanBritain,Ithink.
Yes,ifyoulikemountains.
Andthereforethetownsandvillagestendtobemorecrowded.
Yes.Sobecausethecitiesaremorecrowded,thehousestendtobesmaller,don’tthey?
Yes,theyareverycompact,andwedon’thavealotofspace.Inbigcitieswehavealotoftallerbuildingsnow.
IsthisaproblembecausetherearemoreearthquakesinJapan?
Yes,that’srightand…
Task3
1)IntheUS,peopleusuallydancejusttoenjoythemselves;
theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.
2)Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether.
3)Becausepeopleformasquareindancingwithamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.
4)Heusuallymakesitintoasong.
5)Theywearold-fashionedclothes.
1)F2)T3)F4)F5)T
C.
1)eightpeopleformasquare;
oneachsideofthesquare
2)whattheyshoulddo;
makesitintoasong;
singsit
3)don’thavemuchtimetothink
4)old-fashionedclothes
Rosa:
Whydon’tyouhavefolkdancesintheUnitedStates?
Mostcountrieshavespecialdancesthatthepeoplehavedoneformanyyears.Thedancerswearclothesfromtheolddays.Everyonelikestowatchthemdance.
Steve:
Wehavefolkdances,too.Alotofpeoplebelongtofolkdancinggroups.Butwhentheydance,theyusuallydoitjusttoenjoythemselves.Theydon’tinviteotherpeopletowatchthem.
Isthereafolkdancinggrouphere?
Ithinkso.Theremustbe.There’soneinalmosteverycity,andsomebigcitieshaveseveral.
Whatarethedanceslike?
Usuallyeightpeopledancetogether,fourmenandfourwomen.Whentheystart,theyformasquare,withamanandawomanoneachsideofthesquare.That’swhyit’scalledsquaredancing.Thenthere’samanwhotellsthedancerswhattheyshoulddo.Heusuallymakesitintoasong.Hesingsitwhiletheydance.
Oh,thatshouldmakethedanceseasy!
Yes,buttheyareveryfast.Theydon’thavemuchtimetothink.Iliketowatchthem,though.Thedancerswearold-fashionedclothes.Thatmakesthedancesprettytowatch.
I’dliketowatchagroupdance.
I’lltakeyousometime.
Task4
1)Itwasatimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.
2)Theyburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.
3)Thecustomsaidthebridesmustwear“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue”tobringgoodluck.
4)Becausetheycouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.
5)ItwasastrawmanmadebychildreninCzech;
itwasafigureofdeath.
6)Peoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Andbeforetheanimalswentintothechurchpeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.
1)OntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapanesefamiliestookonedriedbeanforeachyearoftheirageandthrewthebeansonthefloor,shouting"
Goodluckin!
Evilspiritsout!
Thiswasknownas"
Setsubun"
atimetocelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.
2)BeforetheChineseLunarNewYearintheolddays,manyChinesefamiliesburnedthepictureoftheirkitchengodtobringgoodluck.WhenLunarNewYear'
sDaycame,theyputancwpictureofthekitchengodonthewall.
3)WhenAmericanwomengotmarried,theysometimesfollowedanoldcustominchoosingwhattowearontheirweddingday.Thecustomsaidthebridemustwear"
somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue"
.Thiswastobringgoodluck.
4)BeforeLent(atimeontheChristiancalendar),thepeopleofPonti,Italyateanomeletmadewith1,000eggs.Peoplecouldnoteatmeat,eggsordairyproductsduringLent,sotheytriedtouseupthesethingsbeforeLentbegan.
5)WhenwinterendedinCzech,thechildrenmadeastrawmancalled"
Smrt"
whichwasafigureofdeath.Theyburneditorthrewitintheriver.Aftertheydestroyedit,theycarriedflowershometoshowthearrivalofspring.
6)January17thwasSt.Anthony'
sDayinMexico.Itwasadaywhenpeoplebroughttheiranimalstochurch.Butbeforetheanimalswentintothechurch,thepeopledressedthemupinflowersandribbons.Thisceremonywastoprotectpeople'
sanimals.
Task5
1)F2)T3)F4)T5)F6)T7)T
Advantages
Disadvantages
Lotsofservantstodothework
Terriblelifeforservants
beautifulclothestowear
veryuncomfortableclothes
lotsofteaparties
boringandformalteaparties—oftennomenbeinginvited
lifebeingslower
muchmoreillness
plentyoftimetotalktoeachother
childrenleftwithservantsallday
verypooreducation
nofreedomforwomen
Man:
Well,Ithinklifeusedtobemuchmorefunthanitisnow.Imean,lookattheVictorians.Theyhadlotsofservantstodoallthework;
theyneverhadtodoanycookingorcleaning;
theyjustworethosebeautifuldressesandwenttoteaparties.
Woman:
Youmustbejoking!
Theirclotheswereterriblyuncomfortableandtheirteapartieswereveryformalandboring.Theyusedtoweartheirhatsandlongglovesevenwhentheywereeatingcakesandbiscuits.Andmenwerenotusuallyinvited.
Man:
Really?
Weren'
tthey?
Andthinkofthepoorservants.Whataterriblelife—justcleaningandcookingforotherpeopleallthetime!
Butyouhatehousework!
Yes,Iknow,buttherearelotsofmachinesnowtohelpyouwiththehousework.Peopledon'
tneedservants.
Maybetheydon'
t,butlifethenwasmuchslowerthanitisnow-peoplenowadaysarealwaysrushing,andtheyneverhavetimetostopandenjoythemselves.
Lifethenwasfinefortherich,butitwasdreadfulforthepoor.Therewasmuchmoreillness.Theydidn'
thavethemoneytopaydoctors,andtheyoftenusedtodieofillnessesthatdon'
texistinEnglandnow.
Maybe.Butpeopleusedtotalktoeachother,playthepianoorplaycardstogether.Nowadayspeoplejustsitinfrontofthetelevisionforhoursandnevertalktoeachother.
Iagreewithyouabouttelevision;
butwhatabouttheirchildren?
Theylefttheir